By Rev. Genshin Rinzan Pechovnik Anais Nin wrote, “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in...

Dear readers, It’s that time of year where I have to take to the community and request funding support to offset the costs of keeping the website online. I use a third-party hosting service that costs around $700 a year. If you are able to ... Read More »

A deep thanks to Koun for his wholehearted, uncompromising effort to express his impersonal heart here in the last two posts. I enjoyed having Koun guest blogging and hope that he’ll offer more in the future – like any time. Or maybe he’ll do his ... Read More »

It’s been a while! My last personal post was from November and it dealt with my battle with depression. Things were feeling pretty bleak. My how things can change with a paradigm shift and a change in actions. For years in editing this website, and long ... Read More »

Zen Master Bon Yeon (Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz) is the guiding teacher of the Cambridge Zen Center. Having practiced both in the Tibetan and Vipassana traditions previously, she became a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1982. She practiced extensively in the US, Europe and Asia, ... Read More »

Joan Amaral of Marblehead Zen Center in Beverly, MA answers a reader question for our ‘Ask a Zen teacher’ series. Rick W. asks: What’s the purpose of sitting in a particular posture during zazen? Why is posture important for my practice? What IS good posture ... Read More »

The Engaged Zen Foundation is dedicated to alleviating tangible suffering in the world. Where Zen Buddhism encourages the careful investigation of an individual life, EZF underscores the inescapable need to take that understanding ‘into the marketplace.’ EZF was founded in 1992 with a focus on ... Read More »

WEBSITE: http://zeninamerica.com/ Hi friends! I’ve been having a blast doing this documentary so far, finding myself wanting to see it someday as much as anyone else. As you can see from the trailer, it’s not just teachers I’m talking with — I want this film ... Read More »

I have written before of Zen’s need to squarely face institutional inadequacies, but have I said enough about why I love Zen? I don’t love Zen for the robes and the folderol; I love it for where the rubber meets the road. Where one hand ... Read More »

About Sweeping Zen

Established in 2009 as a grassroots initiative, Sweeping Zen is a digital archive of information on Zen Buddhism. Featuring in-depth interviews, an extensive database of biographies, news, articles, podcasts, teacher blogs, events, directories and more, this site is dedicated to offering the public a range of views in the sphere of Zen Buddhist thought. We are also endeavoring to continue creating lineage charts for all Western Zen lines, doing our own small part in advancing historical documentation on this fabulous import of an ancient tradition. Come on in with a tea or coffee. You're always bound to find something new.

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